Tool.



E. BARTELS.

TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.6, 1909.

937,754, Patented 0ct.26, 1909.

EDWIN BARTELS, or ELMA, IOWA.

TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 26, 1909.

Application filed August 6,1909. Serial No. 511,624.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN BARTnLs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elma, in the county of Howard and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Tool, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to tools for removing the contents of deepreceptacles, particularly to tools for removing damp or sticky feed frombarrels, and has for an object to provide a device of this characterwhich will have a compartment adapted to remove the feed adhering to theinner walls of a barrel.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which will havean apertured partition between the main and auxiliary compartmentsthrough which the feed from either compartment may be discharged intothe other compartment whereby to facilitate the discharge of thecontents of both compartments at one operation.

Still another object is to provide a device of this character having ahandle disposed in the most advantageous manner for readily manipulatingthe shovel in the barrel.

It is well known that feed of a pasty constituency will cake on theinner walls of a barrel, owing to the fact that the usual form of scoopwill remove the feed from the center of the barrel, while the outerportion will remain undisturbed.

My present invention obviates the above diificulty by the provision of acompartment scoop secured to one end of a long handle, which bymanipulation may be made to back the auxiliary compartment against thewalls of the barrel after the main compartment has been filled so thatthe food is simultaneously removed from the center and inner walls ofthe barrel when the scoop is raised therefrom.

With the above and other objects in View which will appear as the natureof my invention is better understood, my invention embraces thestructure illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which likecharacters of reference designate similar parts in the views shown.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a scoopconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on the lineAB of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawings for a more detailed description of myinvention, 1 designates the bottom or blade which is preferably ofoblong contour and is provided on its opposite longitudinal edges withvertical side walls 2. The blade and side walls are preferably formedfrom a single sheet of metal and may be enameled if desired to give afinished appearance to the article and to prevent the oxidization orrusting of the metal.

The handle 3 extends in a plane at right angles to the plane of theblade and may be of any suitable length to permit of easy manipulation.

Formed at the lower end of the handle is a flared head 4, thelongitudinal sides of which abut the inner faces of the vertical sidewalls 2 and are rigidly secured thereto by screws or similarconnectors5. The head 4 extends sufiiciently above the side walls todivide the scoop into a main compartment 6 and an auxiliary compartment7 In practice the scoop is lowered into the barrel and the maincompartment filled when the scoop may be drawn u ward along the innerwalls of the barrel an the auxiliary compartment thereby filled.

In order to facilitate the removal of the contents of the scoop the head4 is provided with a plurality of transverse openings 8 communicatingwith the compartments on both sides of the head. During the transfer ofthe contents of the scoop to a trough or other receptacle designed toreceive it, the feed contained in one compartment will escape throughthe openings in the head to the compartment discharging its contents sothat the feed from both compartments will be discharged during oneoperation.

The bottom of the head bears against the shovel blade and may be securedthereto by screws 9 to give greater strength to the joint by thecloseness of the fit.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, it is thought that the construction and operationof my invention will be easily understood without requiring a moreextended explanation, it being understood that various changes in theform, proportion and minor details of construction may be made withoutsacrificing any of the advantages or departing from the spirit of theinvention.

What is claimed is 1. A tool for removing damp or sticky stock feed frombarrels comprising a blade having two flanges upturned from itslongitudinal edges, and a handle having at one end a head rigidlysecured to the opposed faces of said flanges perpendicular to the bladeand bearing against said blade between the ends thereof.

2. A tool for removing damp or sticky stock feed from barrels comprisinga blade having vertical flanges upturned from its 3. A tool for removingdamp or sticky feed from barrels comprising a blade having verticalwalls disposed on its longitu- V dinal edges, a handle extending atright angles to said blade, and a head integral with said handle andrigidly secured to said vertical side walls, said head cooperating withsaid blade and side walls to form two compartments, one of which isadapted to gather the feed from the walls of said barrel, said headhaving a plurality of transverse openings communicating with saidcompartment for facilitating the discharge of the feed contained thereinat one operation. r

4. A tool for removing damp or sticky feed from barrels comprising ablade having vertical walls disposed on 'its longitudinal edges, ahandle extending at right angles to said blade, and a head formed withand in alinement with said'han'dle, said head being rigidly secured tosaid vertical side walls and extending'above the same a suflicientdistance to form two compartments therebetween, one ofwhich is adaptedto remove the feed from the inner'walls of a barrel, said head having aplurality of transverse openings communicating with said compartmentsand through which feed con- EDWIN BARTELS.

discharged at one Witnesses:

J HENRY BARTELs, S.'B. DESPRES.

